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Best Practices for Cyber Incident Prevention for Law Firms

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In our global, digital-first economy, cyberattacks are no longer isolated incidents targeting large organizations. They are a very real threat to businesses of all types and sizes, and law firms are a common target of cyber...more

Fisher Phillips

Missouri Adopts New Data Breach Notice Law for Insurers – The 10 Things Insurers and Licensed Entities Need to Know

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As cybersecurity threats escalate, state legislatures across the country are tightening requirements for how insurance entities respond to data breaches – and thanks to a new law just passed several weeks ago, Missouri is...more

Hinckley Allen

Today’s Menacing Cyber Threat Environment: What Organizations Need to Know to Quickly Respond to a Data Breach and Reduce the...

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As the last two years have clearly demonstrated, no organization is immune from cyberattacks.  Indeed, numerous studies have reported that a majority of businesses have been impacted by at least one cyberattack over the past...more

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'Ransom Cartel' Leader Indicted: A Reminder of Cybercrime’s Growing Reach

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The recent indictment of Maksim Silnikau, a Belarusian and Ukrainian national, is a clear reminder that cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and bold....more

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Hong Kong Proposes a Legal Framework for Regulating Critical Infrastructures

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INTRODUCTION - The acceleration of cyber-attacks on companies in Hong Kong in the last year or so (– with over 60 notifications of such attacks being received by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Hong Kong in 2023,...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - May 2024 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Health Care Entities Continue to Get Pummeled by Cybersecurity Attacks - The newest health care entity to be hit by a cyberattack is Ascension Health, which operates 140 hospitals and 40 assisted living...more

Stoel Rives - Global Privacy & Security Blog®

The Confidentiality (Or Not) Of Cyber-Forensics In A Data Breach

Data breaches are on the rise.  So are the lawsuits that follow.  This has led to an environment where cyber-forensics service providers are more important than ever.  Clients seeking these services, however, often do so...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Weaving Cyber Resilience into the Strategic Fabric of Higher Education Institutions (from EdTech Magazine)

“At colleges and universities across the nation, leaders agree that the key to ensuring business continuity and sustainability is cyber resilience.” Why this is important: As highlighted in previous editions of The...more

Carlton Fields

No Password Required: Founder and Commissioner of the US Cyber Games, CEO of the Cyber Marketing Firm Katzcy, and Someone Who...

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Jessica Gulick is a woman of many trades. She is the founder and CEO of the cyber marketing firm Katzcy, the founder and commissioner of the US Cyber Games, and a trailblazer who is working to make cybersecurity a sport that...more

Dentons

Ransomware and Affirmative Defenses

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This year, the Iowa legislature turned its attention to a variety of cyber security issues including Senate File 262, a new Iowa privacy law, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia to broadly protect...more

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FTC and OCR Unite to Safeguard Hospital and Telehealth Data from Online Tracking Threats

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On July 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Office for Civil Rights of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) announced that they had sent a warning letter to about 130 hospital...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Updata: Your Quarterly Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April - June 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Updata – the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Announces Settlement with Drizly; Complaint Names CEO in His Individual Capacity

On October 24, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed consent order against Drizly and its CEO, James Cory Rellas, over the online alcohol marketplace company’s data breach incident in 2020, which...more

Fisher Phillips

Forecast: March 2022 Edition

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Welcome to FP Forecast, a monthly outlook featuring Fisher Phillips thought leaders providing their insights into what employers can expect in 2022 and beyond. By following along each month, you’ll be in the best position to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 3. Privacy Briefs: March 2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 3 (March, 2022) - HHS said in early March that it was not aware of any specific threat to U.S. health care organizations stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “However, in the...more

Burr & Forman

FINRA Urges Firms to Heed CISA/FBI “Shields Up” Warning on Russia

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The regular “Weekly Update” email from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) had an eye-catching warning February 16, urging broker-dealer member firms to heed the “Shields Up” cyber threat warning from the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FBI and DHS Warn of Russian Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure

U.S. officials this week warned government agencies, cybersecurity personnel, and operators of critical infrastructure that Russia might launch cyber-attacks against Ukrainian and U.S. networks at the same time it launches...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 22, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 2 (February, 2022) - Tensions between the U.S. and Russia could lead to a heightened risk of Russian state-sponsored cyberattacks on U.S. interests, including health care organizations,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FBI Warns Olympics/Paralympics Participants of Cyber “Activities”

On January 31, 2022, the FBI issued a Private Industry Notification entitled “Potential for Malicious Cyber Activities to Disrupt the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics,” warning those associated with the Olympics...more

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Federal Data Breach Reporting Requirements Continue to Evolve

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Complementing the patchwork of state data breach notification laws, a number of federal agencies recently have promulgated sector-specific reporting rules affecting a variety of companies, both directly and indirectly, with...more

Epiq

Episode 8: Why brokers, not breaches, are America's greatest privacy threat (with Rob Shavell)

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Jerich is joined by Rob Shavell. Rob is CEO of Abine / DeleteMe, The Online Privacy Company. Rob has been quoted as a privacy expert in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, ABC, NBC, and Fox. Rob is a...more

Goodwin

SEC Makes Cybersecurity Top Priority; Sanctions Firms for Cybersecurity Failures

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There is little doubt that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is making cybersecurity a top priority. SEC Chair Gary Gensler told a Senate committee on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 that the agency is developing a...more

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OSFI Cybersecurity Guidance and Notification Requirements

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OSFI, the Canadian Federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, on August 13, 2021, issued new guidance on Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting, replacing prior guidance of March 2019....more

TransPerfect Legal

The Colonial Pipeline Ransomware: Know Where Your Key Data Lives, Decrease Your Threat Footprint

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The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was the largest in the energy sector to date, and with cybercrimes up 100% from 2019 to 2020 this is only the beginning for 2021. Many organizations are taking on a digital...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #281 – Preparing for Cyber Warfare: A Survival List

The United States government, states, municipalities, and private companies all have been trying to defend themselves from cyber warfare from foreign adversarial governments, including Russia, China, and North Korea, for...more

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